HB 4228 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Relating to authorizing the Office of Inspector General to promulgate a legislative rule relating to behavioral health centers licensure.

HB 4228 authorizes the Office of Inspector General to establish a rule for licensing behavioral health centers. It specifically clarifies that child placing agencies providing behavioral health services are deemed licensed for those services under their existing child placing license, as defined in another rule (78CSR02). This change eliminates the need for these agencies to obtain a separate behavioral health license. The bill amends an existing rule (71 CSR 25) to include this provision, streamlining the licensing process for covered agencies.
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Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Jan 14, 2026
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